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When I was overweight, I found it difficult to find clothes to fit. (Ireland doesn't have many stores that cater to larger sizes.) So if I needed something, and I found one that fit me, I usually bought it, even if I didn't really like it.
So one day I was in a department store looking for a nightgown. Even though I'm no longer overweight, there was only one nightgown in my size. Perhaps their stock was low because of the pandemic. The nightgown was ugly, but I headed for the cash register. Then I stopped myself, realising I could walk into any store and find other nightgowns that would fit me and that I would actually like. I no longer needed to settle!
I just came back to this site after 17 years. It's so nice to see another long hauler. I too lost and gained but the tool never goes away.
Diabetes came back so I became OCD about controlling it. My A1C was 12 in January 2021. Today it is 6.4 and I have lost weight again. I now face another issue (hence why I am seeking help) with self identity. It didn't bother me the first time I lost weight but it is now. I have only known, in my mind, what it is like to be fat. I don't know how to accept that everything from my personal space to sitting on the toilet feels different. Not necessarily better, but unfamiliar and I'm not liking it. I am looking for anyone who can understand.
I have rambled but I just wanted to touch base which anyone who is this far out. Very nice to meet you.
Good luck on the DEXA. I am doing well and am glad to hear that you are too.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Definitely all the things I can do now that I couldn't/wouldn't do before. Hiking last week I had to climb a crack between two rocks not much bigger than my hips today.....pre WLS, if I had even gotten to that point, I would have had to turn back!
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
Isn't that what they call "revenge body?" 
Good for you!
SW:261 6/26/17 GW:150 10/6/18
CW: 140.6
PGW: 140-142
Thanks. I, too, hope the next DEXA comes out ok. I am doing well otherwise (and hope you are, too!)
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
related to your second NSV, one "aspect" that had its advantages (although it doesn't happen anymore since I'm a few years out, so it's rare to run into someone who only knew me as obese) is that a lot of people didn't recognize me. It was great if I didn't have the time or inclination to stop and chat. I could just walk by and they'd never know it was me!
I can maintain my current weight (high 150s) if I stay in the 1500-1700 calorie a day range. If I go over that too often or by too many calories in any given week, my weight will start to creep up. If I consistently eat at the low end of the range or below it, I'll lose. But people's maintenance ranges can vary quite a bit. There are a lot of women on here who have to eat less than I do - and some who can eat more. It's pretty much trial and error to find your sweet spot.
How many calories do you stick to? I'm up 40 lbs from my lowest.
RNY Oct. 27/17. HW 289; SW 285; GW 144; LW: 161 CW: 196 FML: Fighting regain :(
How many calories do you stick to? I'm up 40 lbs from my lowest.
RNY Oct. 27/17. HW 289; SW 285; GW 144; LW: 161 CW: 196 FML: Fighting regain :(
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